The NationalJournal.com, just published a post of Verisign and the .Com contract. Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) was widely quoted in the article: "But industry watchers said that while the contract could undergo further changes, Verisign will likely continue to run .com." "It is highly unlikely that the contract would be put out for competitive re-bid, as this … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $2.3 Million
Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 29th, 2012. In all, 892 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling nearly $2.3 million. Over 38% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. The $500,000 reported by Dave Evanson for WebHosting.co.uk today is NOT included. Highlights of public sales include: - Top .com: calcio.com … [Read more...]
After 4 Years The Domain: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv.com Can Soon Be Your’s
The domain name vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv.com which has been registered for 4 years can soon be yours. The domain name that was registered in 2008 is now in pending delete. With just 62 "v" its rare that such a domain name becomes available and I'm expecting a slew of unsolicited email's coming my way on this domain this week. The domain name drops on … [Read more...]
PayPal Revises Terms: Any Dispute Gets Decided By PayPal & Funds Are NOT FDIC Insured
Paypal.com just announced changes to its user agreement effective November 1, 2012. I know a lot of domainers use paypal to settle domain transactions and wanted to point out several "changes" in the policy, which could effect your account down the line. This update to the User Agreement effective November 1, 2012 contains changes that affect how claims you and PayPal have against each other … [Read more...]
Pizza.At Sells For Almost $100,000
In what's going to be a head scratcher for some domainers, the domain name Pizza.At sold for 75,000 Euro's or just over 97,000. .At is the ccTLD for Austria. We will have to check with Ron Jackson to see if this is a record price paid for a .At Domain The domain name sold at Sedo.com … [Read more...]
Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick Awarded RickNielsen.com By UDRP Panel, But Is It A Correct Decision?
Richard A. Nielsen a/k/a Rick Nielsen, is the lead guitarist, backup vocalist, and primary songwriter for the American rock band Cheap Trick was just award the domain name ricknielsen.com in a UDRP handled by the National Arbitration Forum As I read through the case I got the feeling that had the domain holder had a different attorney he may have gotten a different result. The case cites … [Read more...]
After Blowing Through $40 Million, Cash4Gold.com Is About To Be Sold In Bankruptcy Court For $440K
According to Fortune, the company Cash4Gold.com which raised at one point $40 Million in Venture Capital funds is about to be sold, domain and all for around $440,000. The company which had a Super Bowl ad in the 2009 game featuring MC Hammer (who also had some famous financial difficulties) is about to be sold to Direct Holdings Americas, the parent company of Time-Life (which is not … [Read more...]